Woodland falters, while Streb climbs leaderboard at Memorial

Woodland 10 back of leader; Streb 4 back

DUBLIN, Ohio — Gary Woodland was having a nice Saturday at Muirfield Village.

Coming into the day tied for 10th at 5 under at the Memorial, he birdied three front-nine holes (Nos. 2, 7 and 9) to sit at 8 under for the tournament.

Things were good.

Then the back nine happened.

After a par on No. 10, Woodland double-bogeyed three straight holes, including taking a 7 on the par-5 No. 11.

Woodland ended his day with five straight pars, but the damage had been done, as he dropped 37 spots to a tie for 47th.

With a 3-over 75 for the day, he sits at 2-under 214 heading into the final round.

Robert Streb, also tied for 10th entering Saturday, continued his climb up the leaderboard after firing a 3-under 69 to sit in a tie for fifth.

At 8 under, he is just four back of leader Bubba Watson. Streb had nine holes that weren’t par, including two bogeys to start the day on Nos. 2 and 4. He then fired five birdies in a nine-hole span (Nos. 5, 6, 8, 11 and 13) before finishing with a bogey on 16 and a birdie on 17.

Watson leads Scott Langley by one shot entering play Sunday. Langley fired a 67 to make it an all-southpaw final pairing.

The most famous Lefty, Phil Mickelson, had a 72 and was 10 shots out of the lead while coping with reports he is involved in a federal investigation of insider trading.